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Try CookBank freeOne US cup of all-purpose flour is about 125 g when spooned and leveled. These weights match the live CookBank cups-to-grams density table (same numbers as the app).
Cups measure volume; grams measure weight. Spoon-and-level vs scoop-from-bag can swing all-purpose by tens of grams (often ~120–125 g spooned vs ~140–150 g scooped). Best practice: weigh, and stick to one density table for the whole recipe.
| Flour | 1 US cup | Method note |
|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 125 g | Spooned and leveled (CookBank table) |
| Bread flour | 130 g | CookBank table |
| Cake flour | 114 g | CookBank table |
| Whole wheat flour | 120 g | CookBank table |
| Pastry flour | 118 g | CookBank table |
| Self-rising flour | 125 g | CookBank table |
Spoon flour into the cup and level the top for a looser pack (closer to baking-site charts around 120–125 g for all-purpose). Dipping the cup into the bag compresses flour and can land nearer 140–150 g.
Sites publish different density assumptions. King Arthur often lists all-purpose at 120 g per cup; others use 125 g or higher scooped values. CookBank uses 125 g for all-purpose so web and app stay consistent.
Grams ≈ cups × grams-per-cup for that flour. Example: 1½ cups all-purpose → 1.5 × 125 = 188 g. For other ingredients, open the free cups-to-grams converter.
About 125 grams per US cup when spooned and leveled, using the CookBank density table (same numbers as cups-to-grams). Scooping from the bag can pack closer to 140–150 g.
Half a US cup of all-purpose flour is about 63 g (125 ÷ 2). Bread flour ≈ 65 g; cake flour ≈ 57 g; whole wheat ≈ 60 g.
A quarter US cup of all-purpose flour is about 31 g (125 ÷ 4). Bread ≈ 33 g; cake ≈ 29 g; whole wheat ≈ 30 g.
Both appear online. King Arthur often lists all-purpose at 120 g per cup. CookBank uses 125 g for all-purpose (spoon-and-level). Pick one density table for a recipe and stick with it.
No. In CookBank’s table, bread flour is about 130 g per US cup, while all-purpose is 125 g.
No. A US cup is about 236.588 ml; a metric cup is 250 ml. These flour weights use US cup densities common in US recipes.